Catalogue
Indonesia, traditional Javanese kris (2), one with curved steel blade, wooden handle and scabbard, the other a display piece with wooden blade and decoratively carved wooden handle and scabbard. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Indonesia, traditional Javanese kris with hand decorated blade in steel, carved wooden handle and ornately carved wooden scabbard. Blade doesn't fit fully into scabbard, some light rusting, otherwise fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Indonesia, Sumatra, sekin dagger of Menang Kerba tribe, mythological Makara head handle and decorative scabbard, crude blade with some pitting. Small black bead missing from one eye, small crack in handle, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Indonesia, Sumatran straight blade kris in Damascus steel, carved wooden handle and wooden sheath. Crude finish on blade, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Japan, Kyo-Gunto Army officer's sword with cherry blossoms and floral motif on brass handle cover and guard, base piece missing from guard, single suspension ring nickel plated scabbard. Fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $170
Japan, officer's katana, WWII, tape wrapped sharkskin covered handle and patterned tsuba, with leather covered timber scabbard. Some rusting on blade, scabbard with some damage and tape repair, very good.
Estimate $120
SOLD $550
Japan, officer's katana, WWII, tape wrapped wooden handle and patterned tsuba, no tang markings, with metal scabbard. Tsuba loose, nicks in blade, otherwise fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $370
Japan, enlisted man's katana, arsenal marking impressed on blade to indicate WWII and also number 73128, traditional handle design but in metal with attached cord, and with metal scabbard. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $500
Japan, katana, tsuba replaced with plain plate, handle repaired so blade release cannot be accessed, with scabbard. Blade with chips to cutting edge, good.
Estimate $80
SOLD $460
Japan, type 30 hooked quillon bayonet with metal scabbard, blade marked with three overlocking circles for Tokyo Arsenal. Scabbard with dent on each side, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Latvia, officer's visor cap badge bronze (53x42mm), oxidised in parts, with enamel, original fold-prongs intact. Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Nepal, Ghurka kukri with tiger head carved handle, blade length 30cm, in leather sheath with provision for one medium and three small blades, only two of these included. Good fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
New Guinea, Kukukuku area, pineapple shaped, concrete moulded club (approx 2.4kg), fitted on a crude timber handle. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Oceania, machine carved wooden club with fitted stone axe head. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Persia, shamshir sword with top half of blade etched on both sides with Persian text, brass guard and wooden handle, with brass and leather covered scabbard; another probably Indo Persian shamshir with machine turned wooden handle but no guard, no markings and no scabbard. The first scabbard and brass side plates of handle loose or damaged, blade with several edge nicks, otherwise very good, the second fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $180
Philippines, Mindanao, Moro kampilan sword with patterned blade, late 19th century, no scabbard. Wooden guard damaged on one side, tip broken, very good.
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Philippines, traditional crudely made bolo knife with timber handle and scabbard. One binding band missing from scabbard, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Southern Philippines, barong, a traditional Moro and Mindanao Islamic tribal weapon in decorated timber scabbard. Some rust pitting to blade, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
Russia, brass hilted sawback sidearm, dated 1844 on cross guard, blade with maker's mark, no scabbard. Blade with some nicks from combat, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $270
Russia, Circassian (?) kindjal dagger/short sword (49cm long blade), with wooden handle, no scabbard. Fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Samoa, nifo'oti, saw toothed carved and decorated wooden war club (approx 90cm long). One tooth broken, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Solomon Islands, carved and decorated timber, diamond shaped, sword style war club (approx 85cm long). A few hairline cracks, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Spain, large folding knife with bone and brass handle incorporating blade locking device, large blade with crudely engraved pattern and indecipherable name in Spanish, indicated to be of 1878 vintage. Fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Syria, Jambiya Islamic fighting dagger, Eastern silver wrapped handle and scabbard, both decorated with red and green stones, blade with script and bird image. Small split in scabbard edge and some light loss of metal wrap, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Syria, Jambiya dagger with brass and bone handle and brass scabbard both with feature stones, all metal elaborately decorated with bird patterns, top of scabbard with inscribed name 'Syria', and back of handle stippled, 'L. L. B. Damascus 27-8-1942'. Good fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $110
Syria, short Jambiya dagger with metal and black horn handle and metal scabbard, both elaborately decorated, the scabbard with traditional patterns, blade marked 'Syria'. Good fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Turkey, cavalry sabre with maker's details in Arabic-Turkish on blade and date AH1320 (1903), also sword number in Arabic-Turkish, 10248, crescent moon stamp to spine of blade, guard with voided crescent moon, star and seven circular holes, wooden chequered grip, with scabbard. With rusting and part missing metal from back of grip, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $270
USA, Model 1860 light cavalry sabre as used in Civil War, blade unmarked, number 4 impressed on guard, no scabbard. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
USA, socket bayonet for Peabody rifle, in scabbard. Some rust pitting, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Bayonets, various types recovered from the Pacific Campaign of WWII, one missing scabbard, includes two Japanese type 30 bayonets, one of these with attached officially printed tag, 'O.H.M.S./IMMEDIATE/G.S.I. (A)/H.Q. N.G. Force', and on other side the particulars are recorded as, 'EQPT Jap Bayonet Scabbard/PLACE CAPTURED (crossed out and written FOUND) Wau/MAP REF W (L) 4676 Ref map Huon Gulf Special, 4 Miles to 1 inch/TIME AND DATE 1605 HRS 25/6/44/SENDER VX66490 CPL BAXTER. J.J./When no longer required by G.S. (Int.), please/forward to: NAME Mrs. A.G. BAXTER/ADDRESS 59 BLESSINGTON St. S2/St. KILDA Vic'; also Philippines bolo knife, no scabbard. All with rusting and some with slight damage, otherwise good - very good. (7)
Estimate $200
SOLD $280